The Shemwell Family

Samuel Hillman Cannady SrAge: 68 years18191888

Name
Samuel Hillman Cannady Sr
Given names
Samuel Hillman
Surname
Cannady
Name suffix
Sr
Birth March 20, 1819 36 26
Birth of a sisterNancy E Cannady
about 1822 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Hockaday Cannady
October 24, 1822 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Frances Cannady
May 18, 1824 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherWyatt Macon Cannady
October 1825 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterSusan E Cannady
1828 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Catherine Cannady
1830 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 12 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 16 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Birth of a sisterLucy B Cannady
about 1836 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Fulghum Cannady
April 23, 1837 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a sisterHepsibah G P Cannady
February 18, 1840 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a brotherErastus Cannady
about 1841 (Age 21 years)
Death of a brotherErastus Cannady
about 1844 (Age 24 years)
Note: GEDCOM data reports that he died at about 3 years old due to drowning.
Property
Nathan McGehee and Samuel Hillman Cannady Sr Land Deal 1846
April 23, 1846 (Age 27 years)

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 26 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
MarriageMary Adeline PerryView this family
May 30, 1850 (Age 31 years)
Census September 30, 1850 (Age 31 years)
Death of a wifeMary Adeline Perry
August 20, 1852 (Age 33 years)
Will February 9, 1853 (Age 33 years)
Death of a fatherWyatt Cannady
April 30, 1855 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sisterAnn Eliza Cannady
about 1857 (Age 37 years)
Death of a sisterHepsibah G P Cannady
February 1, 1859 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 37 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
MarriageMartha Kinchin WilliamsView this family
June 20, 1861 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Wyatt Cannady
June 22, 1862 (Age 43 years)
Death of a sisterAmanda Maria Cannady
about 1863 (Age 43 years)
Death of a brotherWyatt Macon Cannady
January 4, 1863 (Age 43 years)
Tax
Samuel Hillman Cannady Sr US Tax Lists 1864
1864 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 42 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Birth of a son
#2
Dr. Samuel Hillman Cannady Jr.
November 6, 1866 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 47 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 47 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a wifeMartha Kinchin Williams
October 16, 1868 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 49 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census September 7, 1870 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherMary Elizabeth Hockaday
January 4, 1875 (Age 55 years)
MarriageMartha A Sarah MorrisView this family
August 18, 1877 (Age 58 years)
Death of a sisterMary Catherine Cannady
February 16, 1878 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Helen Cannady
July 31, 1878 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 58 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a wifeMartha A Sarah Morris
December 13, 1879 (Age 60 years)
Census June 5, 1880 (Age 61 years)
Death of a sonJohn Wyatt Cannady
November 3, 1880 (Age 61 years)
Death of a sisterMaranda Dobbs Cannady
September 20, 1882 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Frances Cannady
March 6, 1884 (Age 64 years)
MarriageMartha HarrisonView this family
December 16, 1886 (Age 67 years)
Death March 12, 1888 (Age 68 years)
Probate July 10, 1889 (15 months after death)
Note: Wake County Superior Court Probate Summons.
Probate April 23, 1900 (12 years after death)
Note: Samuel Hillman Cannady Jr is identified as the Executor of the Estate of his father, Samuel Hillman …
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cannady Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
elder brother
Nathaniel Ellis Cannady
Birth: about 1812 29 19Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1894Granville, North Carolina, United States
4 years
elder sister
Maranda Dobbs Cannady
Birth: 1815 32 22North Carolina, United States
Death: September 20, 1882North Carolina, United States
1 year
elder sister
Ann Eliza Cannady
Birth: about 1815 32 22North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1857North Carolina, United States
4 years
elder sister
Amanda Maria Cannady
Birth: about 1818 35 25North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1863North Carolina, United States
15 months
himself
4 years
younger sister
Nancy E Cannady
Birth: about 1822 39 29Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1893Granville, North Carolina, United States
10 months
younger brother
William Hockaday Cannady
Birth: October 24, 1822 39 29Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 3, 1893Granville, North Carolina, United States
19 months
younger sister
Elizabeth Frances Cannady
Birth: May 18, 1824 41 31Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 6, 1884Granville, North Carolina, United States
17 months
younger brother
Wyatt Macon Cannady
Birth: October 1825 42 32North Carolina, United States
Death: January 4, 1863North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Mary Catherine Cannady
Birth: 1830 47 37Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 16, 1878Granville, North Carolina, United States
7 years
younger sister
Lucy B Cannady
Birth: about 1836 53 43North Carolina, United States
Death: 1908North Carolina, United States
16 months
younger brother
John Fulghum Cannady
Birth: April 23, 1837 54 44Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 10, 1896Granville, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Hepsibah G P Cannady
Birth: February 18, 1840 57 47Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 1, 1859Granville, North Carolina, United States
22 months
younger brother
Erastus Cannady
Birth: about 1841 58 48Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1844Granville, North Carolina, United States
Family with Mary Adeline Perry - View this family
himself
wife
Mary Adeline Perry
Birth: about 1830North Carolina, United States
Death: August 20, 1852North Carolina, United States
Marriage: May 30, 1850Granville, North Carolina, United States
Family with Martha Kinchin Williams - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: June 20, 1861North Carolina, United States
1 year
son
John Wyatt Cannady
Birth: June 22, 1862 43 32North Carolina, United States
Death: November 3, 1880North Carolina, United States
4 years
son
Dr. Samuel Hillman Cannady Jr.
Birth: November 6, 1866 47 37Harnett, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 22, 1939Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Family with Martha A Sarah Morris - View this family
himself
wife
Martha A Sarah Morris
Birth: August 23, 1848Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 13, 1879North Carolina, United States
Marriage: August 18, 1877Granville, North Carolina, United States
11 months
daughter
Helen Cannady
Birth: July 31, 1878 59 29Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 18, 1925Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Family with Martha Harrison - View this family
himself
wife
Martha Harrison
Birth: March 20, 1845Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 12, 1917North Carolina, United States
Marriage: December 16, 1886Granville, North Carolina, United States

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Hillman Cannady Sr - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Samuel Hillman Cannady Srhead31MWMerchantNCY
Mary Adeline Cannadywife20FWNCY

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Hillman Cannady Sr - Household

Brassfield, Granville, North Carolina

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Cannady, Samuel Hhead50MWFarmerNC
Cannady, John Cson8SWNC
Cannady, Samuelson3SWNC
Nevel, Wyley24SWWorks on FarmNC

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Hillman Cannady Sr - Household

Brassfield, Granville, North Carolina

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Cannady, S HWM60headWdFarmerNCNCNC
Cannady, John WWM18sonSAt SchoolNCNCNC
Cannady, Samuel H JrWM14sonSAt SchoolNCNCNC
Cannady, HelenWF1daughterSNCNCNC
Walters, Wyatt AWM19nepherSAt SchoolNCNCNC

Probate
Wake County Superior Court Probate Summons.
Probate
Samuel Hillman Cannady Jr is identified as the Executor of the Estate of his father, Samuel Hillman Cannady Sr. This Probate Case was brought forth by the Estate against Defendants: ML Edwards, Sarah J Edwards (his wife), JB Perry, and GC Patterson. There were several Court documents and appearances from July 1889 through April 1900. The Court decided in favor of the Estate and ordered the Defendants to sell some land with the proceeds, plus other expenses, going to the Estate. The full Court proceedings can be found in Images 1 -> 60 in the source below.